"It is the year 2001 in the month of October ~ Autumn in the land
of Minnesota lakes. And Charmin Michelle, via her third CD, pours out
her heart and her soul. If, in this bizarre time, these performances
by Charmin and her messengers, The Twin Cities Seven, don't offer comfort
and healing, then all is lost."

An excerpt of the liner notes by Leigh Kamman THE JAZZ IMAGE™ Minnesota
Public Radio

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"RETRO PLEASER CHARMIN MICHELLE, a local vocalist with savoir faire to
spare, just released her third CD, "Hot". It spotlights Doug
Haining and the Twin Cities Seven, an exemplary group modeled on Count
Basie's Kansas City septet. Haining's clarinet is liquid and lustrous on "A
Flower Is A Lovesome Thing"; pianists Rick Carlson certainly is fit
to sit in the Count's chair, and Gordy Knutson combines precision with
easygoing flair. But it's Michelle's show, and she gently seduces the listener
time after time, whether the fare is ageless blues, warm bossa, intimate
love song, or upbeat novelty. She's a flower, a lovesome thing."